by David Jackson, USA TODAY

by David Jackson, USA TODAY

President Obama is sending more Special Operations forces and aircraft to Uganda to aid in the search for African warlord Joseph Kony in central Africa.

U.S. personnel will provide only information, advice, and assistance to the African Union military task force that is looking for Kony and members of his organization, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

The new aid includes at least four CV-22 Ospreys, and some 150 Air Force Special Operations members and other airmen to fly and maintain the aircraft, reports The Washington Post.

"Officials emphasized that the Ospreys will be used for troop transport and that the rules of engagement for U.S. forces remain the same as for about 100 Special Operations troops that Obama first sent to help find Kony in October 2011 ... While combat-equipped, they are prohibited from engaging LRA forces unless in self-defense.

"The new War Powers Act notification sets the approximate total for all U.S. forces in Uganda at 300.

"Kony, whose forces have spent years attacking central African villages, mutilating civilians and stealing children, has been indicted by the International Criminal Court. His organization is thought to have been decimated in recent years through military action against it and defections."